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06/10/2024
Laws of Bangladesh

The Drugs (Control) Ordinance, 1982

( Ordinance NO. VIII OF 1982 )

Employment of 1[Pharmacists, etc.]
13. 2[(1) No person shall manufacture-
 
 
 
 
(a) any allopathic drug except under the personal supervision of two personnel, out of whom one shall be a pharmacist registered in Register “A” of the Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh and another shall be a person having the following academic qualification from any university recognised by the Government-
 
 
 
 
(i) Master's degree or Bachelor degree with Honours (4 years curricula) in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Applied Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology or Genetic Engineering; or
 
 
(ii) Bachelor degree in Pharmacy, Medicine or Chemical Engineering;
 
 
 
 
(b) any Unani, Ayurvedic or Homeopathic or Biochemic system of medicine or other herbal drug except under the personal supervision of two whole time employees of the relevant manufacturing plant or unit, out of whom one shall be a person having degree or diploma in the field of respective system of medicine from any university or institution recognised by the Government with at least one year's practical experience in the manufacture and quality control of drugs of the relevant system and another shall be a person having Bachelor degree in Pharmacy or Bachelor degree with Honours (4 years curricula) in Chemistry, Botany, Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, with specialisation in Phytochemistry or Pharmacognosy, from any university recognised by the Government with at least one year's practical experience in the manufacture and quality control of drugs of the relevant system.]
 
 
 
 
(2) No person, being a retailer, shall sell any drug without the personal supervision of a pharmacist registered in any Register of the Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh:
 
 
 
 
Provided that this provision shall not apply to the retail sale of any drug under the ayurvedic, unani, or homeopathic or biochemic 3[system of medicine or herbal drugs].

  • 1
    The word, comma and the abbreviation “Pharmacists, etc.” were substituted for the word “pharmacists” by section 5 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. IV of 2006)
  • 2
    Sub-section (1) was substituted by section 5 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. IV of 2006)
  • 3
    The words “system of medicine or herbal drugs” were substituted for the words “system of medicine” by section 5 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. IV of 2006)
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